MUMBAI: Paparazzi Queen Lady Gaga has been crowned as the highest paid female artiste of the year with estimated earnings exceeding $90 million, according to Forbes.
Gaga’s remarkable earnings were mainly due to her â€?Monster Ball’ tour, which grossed 1.3 million dollars a night. The singer has also signed several endorsement deals which includes Polaroid, Virgin Mobile, Monster Cable and PlentyOfFish.com.
Country singer Taylor Swift ranked at the second spot with $45 million and Katy Perry at third with $44 million. Beyonce Knowles and Rihanna rounded off the top five, earning 35 million dollars and 29 million dollars respectively.
The earnings were estimated with the help of data collected from Pollstar, RIAA and others.